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Lee Enterprises Inc., the publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and other newspapers, reported a smaller loss for its fiscal second quarter on Tuesday.

Lee said it lost $6 million, or 12 cents per share, in the January-March period. That compares with a loss of $26.6 million, or 54 cents per share, in the same period a year ago. The year-ago quarter included $38.6 million in financing and reorganization expenses.

Excluding one-time items, Lee lost $2.5 million, or 5 cents per share, compared with an adjusted loss of $1.3 million, or 3 cents per share, a year ago.

Revenue fell 2 percent to $160.6 million from $164.6 million. It was the company's best revenue performance in two years.